Suzanne is a freak and a failure. At thirty-seven she is still single, still childless, still living with a relative, still struggling to earn a living and still uncertain what she wants to do with her life. The last thing she wants is a school reunion. How can she face meeting up with old classmates again? Meanwhile, an aspiring young journalist has been commissioned to write a newspaper article singing the praises of Suzanne's arch rival Amelia Baker.